Simple ways to alleviate mild symptoms after recovering from the Coronavirus
LAWTON, Okla. – While most people typically deal with Coronavirus symptoms over a week and a half, others deal with day to day mild symptoms even after that. Dr. Brian Meek is the Medical Director at Occupational Medicine inside of Comanche County Memorial Hospital. He…
Lawton First Assembly teams up with Lovesick Ministries to host coat drive for those battling poverty
LAWTON, Okla. – Lawton First Assembly will be holding a coat drive until Sunday, December 20. They will be accepting coats, hats, gloves, and scarves in all sizes. Those donations can be dropped off in the atrium at their location at 2201 NW 82nd St. LFA says…
What elite offensive lineman Savion Byrd brings to Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA – The good news has finally come. Sophomore wide receiver Trejan Bridges has been cleared by the NCAA and is good to go for this weekend’s Big 12 Championship Game against Iowa State. OUInsider.com’s Brandon Drumm was able to confirm the news Friday morning. After…
Spire Small Business Pandemic Relief Program
LAWTON, Okla. – What type of assistance could I expect to receive? Spire’s Small Business Pandemic Relief Program provides up to five monthly $100 credits to active, small business customers who qualify. How do I qualify for Spire’s Small Business Pandemic Relief Program? To be…
Shooting in Lawton puts one in hospital, suspect found deceased with self-inflicted gunshot wound
LAWTON — According to Lawton Police Department officials, one person is dead and another is in the hospital after a shooting in Lawton at 12:15 p.m. Lawton police officers responded to a call of an individual being shot. When officers arrived on the scene they…
Lawton representative discusses rural VFD dispatch problems, solutions
LAWTON, Okla. – A Lawton representative is tackling an issue with how rural volunteer fire departments are dispatched to emergencies that are in a different county but may just be a few miles up the road. Representative Trey Caldwell says even if you live near…
Nursing homes hit another peak in COVID cases
LAWTON, Okla. – A new report shows nursing homes in the United States have hit another peak in coronavirus cases. Since mid-September, officials report there’s been a 177-percent rise in new weekly nursing home cases nationwide. These are the highest weekly confirmed cases at nursing…
Possible delay for the 2020 presidential election
LAWTON, Okla. – President Trump suggested on twitter this morning that the presidential election should be delayed due to potential fraud issues with universal mail-in voting. Despite President Donald Trump comments on twitter stating that 2020 will be the most inaccurate and fraudulent election in…
Oklahoma school report cards suspended, student tests go on
OKLAHOMA — The Oklahoma State Board of Education has suspended the state’s school report cards, but will continue with year-end testing of students. The board voted Thursday to suspend the school report cards because of what state school Superintendent Joy Hofmeister said is significant disruptions in instruction due to…
Small business owners buck Gretchen Whitmer’s shutdown: ‘We don’t have any other option’
LAWTON, Okla. – For Amy Heikkinen, serving customers in her coffee shop is as much a fight for survival as an act of civil disobedience against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Ms. Heikkinen‘s Cafe Rosetta in Calumet remains open in violation of a Nov. 25 cease-and-desist order…
Lawton FFA helps families in need during Thanksgiving
LAWTON, Okla. -Thursday local FFA students from all the Lawton High Schools delivered Thanksgiving baskets for LPS families in need. The baskets have everything families need for a Thanksgiving meal including a turkey or ham. This is the 6th year the FFA has done this…
City of Lawton Temporarily Closes Facilities Due to COVID-19
LAWTON, Okla. – The City of Lawton has announced that it will be temporarily closing all facilities to the general public until further notice due to COVID-19. By doing so they hope to help slow or stop the spread of Coronavirus. Comanche County has seen…
